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Plant Improvement Act: Regulations relating to the application of Act; Amendment (No. 797 of 2015).

Country/Territory
South Africa
Document type
Regulation
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Government Gazette No. 39172 of 4 September 2015.
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Plant production Planting material/seeds Plant variety Breeders' rights/farmers' rights Registration Certification International trade Authorization/permit Intellectual property rights/patents
Geographical area
Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa
Abstract

These Regulations amend the Regulations relating to the application of Plant Improvement Act by substituting Schedule A (kinds of plants of which the seed is subject to all provisions), B (kinds of plants which are subject to all provisions except section 27) and C (kinds of plants of which the seed is subject to all provisions except section 27). Section 27 of the Act stipulates that no person shall export from the Republic any plant or propagating material unless in possession of a certificate from the registrar authorising such export.

Full text
English
Website
www.info.gov.za

References - Legislation

Amends

Plant Improvement Act: Regulations relating to the application of Act (No. R. 1901 of 1986).

Legislation | South Africa | 1986

Keyword: Plant production, Planting material/seeds, Plant variety, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Registration, Certification, International trade, Authorization/permit, Intellectual property rights/patents

Source: FAO, FAOLEX